The data of Venezuelans living in Cúcuta or who are part of the pendulum migration will be updated gradually when the security system with facial recognition is installed
Authorities in the city of Cúcuta, capital of the Norte de Santander department, will implement a security system with facial recognition as part of their security measures. Venezuelans residing on the border will be included.
Following a meeting with Colombia’s Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo to oversee the work, the mayor of Cúcuta, Jorge Acevedo, said the plan will strengthen security in the town following the wave of violence in recent weeks. Of the 348 security cameras installed, only about 140 are in operation.
“Cúcuta’s security will be strengthened through the implementation of new security cameras. We had already been working with the Ministry to bring to Cúcuta around 250 LPR cameras, which record license plates,” he explained.
He pointed out that these cameras have artificial intelligence that allows for the identification of faces. The database used will be that of Migración Colombia. “They have software that has more than five million faces of Venezuelans identified and since we have a population that is 28% Venezuelan, we are starting with a very important database,” said Mayor Acevedo.
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The data on Venezuelans living in Cúcuta or who are part of the pendulum migration will be updated gradually when the cameras are installed.
The latest acts of violence in this town bordering Venezuela led to an Extraordinary Security Council, convened by the Government of Norte de Santander. One of the cases that caused the greatest commotion was the attack in front of the Colegio Santo Ángel, where a man identified as Luis Osorio, a Venezuelan national, his 14-year-old son and a bodyguard were shot dead. Two girls who were also in the vehicle were injured, one of them in critical condition.
With information from Union Radio
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